Two simple words can mean all the difference when you're flying: on time.
A quick glance at the departures screen and you know you'll be arriving at your destination as scheduled. Fly bmi and you could be seeing a lot more of these two magic words.
According to recently published CAA data, overall bmi was the UK's most punctual scheduled airline during 2002 when compared to rival airlines flying on comparable routes (based on average delay figures).
bmi is shown to have the shortest average delay on all 13 routes on which it competes head to head with BA and other national carriers.
table shows ranking for lowest average delay for 2002
route |
rank no 1 |
rank no 2 |
rank no 3 |
Heathrow to Amsterdam | bmi | KLM | BA |
Heathrow to Brussels | bmi | BA | - |
Heathrow to Paris (CDG) | bmi | BA | Air France |
Heathrow to Dublin | bmi | Aer Lingus | - |
Heathrow to Edinburgh | bmi | BA | - |
Heathrow to Glasgow | bmi | BA | - |
Heathrow to Milan (LIN) | bmi | BA | Alitalia |
Heathrow to Madrid | bmi | BA | Iberia |
Heathrow to Manchester | bmi | BA | - |
Heathrow to Nice | bmi | BA | - |
Manchester to Aberdeen | bmi | BA | - |
Manchester to Edinburgh | bmi | BA | - |
Manchester to Glasgow | bmi | BA | - |
Comparing the year on similar routes, bmi also outperformed its low cost rivals beating both easyJet and Ryanair for average delays.
So what does all this mean for you, the traveller? Less hanging around. Less stress. Fewer late arrivals. In other words, more reasons to fly bmi.
source: CAA data for Jan-Dec 2002 (published Mar 03). Data is based on arrivals and departures at all London airports and Manchester airport